Which of the following is the MOST effective inhibitor of relevant and efficient communication? 

Answer options:

A. A false sense of confidence at the top on the degree of actual exposure related to IT and lack of a well-understood direction for risk management from the top down
B. The perception that the enterprise is trying to cover up known risk from stakeholders
C. Existence of a blame culture
D. Misalignment between real risk appetite and translation into policies

C

Blame culture should be avoided. It is the most effective inhibitor of relevant and efficient communication. In a blame culture, business units tend to point the finger at IT when projects are not delivered on time or do not meet expectations. In doing so, they fail to realize how the business unit`s involvement up front affects project success. In extreme cases, the business unit may assign blame for a failure to meet the expectations that the unit never clearly communicated. Executive leadership must identify and quickly control a blame culture if collaboration is to be fostered throughout the enterprise. Incorrect Answers: A: This is the consequence of poor risk communication, not the inhibitor of effective communication. B: This is the consequence of poor risk communication, not the inhibitor of effective communication. D: Misalignment between real risk appetite and translation into policies is an inhibitor of effective communication, but is not a prominent as existence of blame culture.